Etymology

carbonaceous

C3A1R1B3O1N1A1C3E1O1U1S1

Today it means: Of, relating to, rich in, or yielding carbon, or a compound of carbon. Full definition →

English carbon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  2. Latincarbōnem
  3. Frenchcarbone
  4. Englishcarbon
  5. English todaycarbonaceous

From carbon + -aceous.

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